Senior Frontend Engineer (Accessibility Developer)

Main Purpose of Job:
The eCommerce Accessibility Developer is responsible to deliver commercially driven and innovative digital experiences in line with brand and market needs. His/her primary role is to translate design briefs into cost effective & scalable digital experiences.

His/her area of action will additionally extend to:

• Manage front end content development needs from the business, leveraging web development frameworks and best practices as well as UX & UI intuition to deliver high performing experiences.
• Support the definition of digital vision, objectives.
• Enable to push the boundaries of commercial and brand digital innovation through the creative use of available technologies.
• Implement and maintain the Design System to ensure accessibility and scalable digital experiences.
• Prioritize Accessibility: Go beyond automation to meet real accessibility requirements, including keyboard navigation, tab management, and screen reader compatibility, making every interaction easy and intuitive for all users.

Your responsibilities will be:
• Development of fully responsive & WCAG compliant Web Components and landing pages, in adherence with digital, technical, commercial & brand content guidelines, including our Design System.
• Influence the design process to ensure both commercial and technical needs are met and executed in a timely manner.
• Provide technical guidance to other members of the team, including mentoring on accessibility guidelines and best practices.
• Oversee the delivery of digital solutions ensuring timely delivery, quality of digital assets and alignment of the delivered solutions with our technical & brand guidelines, including our Design System and WCAG-AA
• Manage bottlenecks, resolve escalations, anticipate and make project & resource trade-o:s, balancing business needs against technical constraints.
• Know the Design System by heart, including any dependencies between atomic and bigger components.
• Identify and propose ways to improve our best practices and/or technical guidelines, including the assessment of modern technologies, techniques, ways of working, etc.
• Support product owners, product designers and other relevant stakeholders on product development.
• Conduct Accessibility Audits: Run accessibility audits and tests using tools like Axe, Lighthouse, and VoiceOver to identify and address accessibility issues, ensuring compliance with WCAG standards.
• Collaborate with Creative Teams: Partner with designers and developers to turn ideas into usable and accessible code, serving as the accessibility champion to enhance the e-commerce experience for all users.
• Stay Updated on Accessibility Trends: Implement best practices and tools to continually o:er an inclusive and unobstructed digital experience.

Key Experience
• At least 7 years’ experience in eBusiness, eCommerce and / or Digital Agencies.
• At least 2 years’ experience in Accessibility role.
• Strong UX/UI technical background.
• Used to mentoring and/or providing guidance to other members of a team on accesibility topics.


Skills/Competencies/Attributes

To excel in this role, you should possess the following qualifications:
• Comprehensive knowledge of cross-device support and cross-browser issues.
• Exceptional HTML skills with a focus on web standards, semantic coding and accessibility (WCAG AA, screen readers, etc.).
• Strong CSS skills particularly for large websites: CSS Pre-processing (SASS, SCSS, mixins, variables, etc.), properties (including scroll behaviour)
• Familiar with User Experience/Usability concepts and best practices.
• Accuracy, reliability & vigilant attention to detail.
• Effective communication in English (Written & Spoken) and teamwork skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Familiar with JIRA, Confluence and Bitbucket (Git)
• Practical experience with testing frameworks (Jest/Vitest).
• Experience working in an Agile development environment, contributing to Agile ceremonies, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• A passion for staying updated with the latest trends and best practices in UI/UX design and development.
• Accessibility Advocate: Familiar with WCAG, ARIA, and ADA standards, and skilled in applying them to real-life e-commerce flows.
• Familiar with Accessibility Tools: Hands-on experience with automated tools like Axe, Lighthouse, and manual tools like screen readers, ensuring thorough testing.

Other Requirements
• Familiar with Figma and Storybook.
• Previous experience with visual testing tools (for ex.: Chromatic, Percy).
• Previous experience with WCAG-AA compliancy verification tools and libraries (Monsido, WAVE, AXE, etc.).
• Proven track record in delivering commercially oriented digital experiences.
• Customer-service oriented mentality.
• Well-seasoned Agile practitioner.
• Knowledgeable in web, technology & digital innovation trends.

Big plus:
• Familiarity with meta frameworks like Next, along with state management.
• Experience in complex front-end architectures.
• Familiar with continuous integration (CI) and automation setups (Jenkins, X- Ray, etc.)
• Familiar with Google Analytics, Google Tag Management or any other analytics tools.
• Experience in content management and template development.
• Experience delivering high-end &/or luxury digital experiences